Mexican criminal organization that split from the Beltran-Leyva Cartel in 2009, based in Guerrero and Morelos. Engages in drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, robbery, murder, arms trafficking, prostitution, and kidnapping. Known for financing political candidates and violent territorial disputes with rival cartels. Still active as of 2021.
CRIMENET has extracted 5 linkages for this organization, including 1 cooperative ties across 1 organization, 2 conflicts across 2 organizations, 2 other connections and footprints in 1 country.
The group also has an important participation in drug trafficking to the United States .